{"id":20745,"date":"2023-11-19T20:44:39","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T06:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/?p=20745"},"modified":"2023-11-19T20:44:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T06:44:55","slug":"hawaii-high-schools-to-offer-first-of-its-kind-filipino-history-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/2023\/11\/19\/hawaii-high-schools-to-offer-first-of-its-kind-filipino-history-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii High Schools To Offer First-Of-Its-Kind Filipino History Course"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-attachment-id=\"20746\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/2023\/11\/19\/hawaii-high-schools-to-offer-first-of-its-kind-filipino-history-course\/fcp-logo-transparent\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FCP-Logo-Transparent.jpg?fit=500%2C500\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FCP-Logo-Transparent\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FCP-Logo-Transparent.jpg?fit=300%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FCP-Logo-Transparent.jpg?fit=500%2C500\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FCP-Logo-Transparent.jpg?resize=291%2C291\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20746\" width=\"291\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FCP-Logo-Transparent.jpg?w=500 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FCP-Logo-Transparent.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FCP-Logo-Transparent.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Filipino community makes up the largest ethnic group in Hawaii according to the AAPI Data. In a state with a large Filipino population, high-school level Filipino classes aren\u2019t being offered\u2026 until now.<br><br>For two years, the student-driven initiative Filipino Curriculum Project campaigned and created the course CHR 2300 Filipino History Culture to integrate Filipino history education into the high school curriculum.<br><br>The course focuses on six thematic units: \u00a0Filipino Identity, Philippine history, Culture and Connections, Filipinos in Hawaii and the U.S., Philippines in an interconnected world and Community Engagement and Civic Action.<br><br>\u201cI\u2019m so proud of our entire team for having fought for Filipino representation in the classroom,\u201d said Msarissa Halagao, founder of the project and a current Yale University student. \u201cWe did this for the sake of future Filipino students who have never seen their histories reflected positively in the curriculum.\u201d<br><br>Farrington and Waipahu High Schools, which Filipino students make up more than 50% of the student population, will be the first schools to offer the Filipino History Culture class. Students can register for the course now and the classes will begin next year.<br><br>In 2022, Hawaii unanimously passed HCR56, which calls for the Department of Education to \u201cimplement a Filipino history, culture and identity social studies course for high school students.\u201d<br><br>\u201cI encourage students and educators, Filipino or not, to take or teach this course, to learn about and feel connected to a large part of our community,\u201d said Raymart Billote, co-director of the Filipino Curriculum Project. \u201cFilipino History Culture has room for all students and educators to explore their identities and perspectives.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Filipino community makes up the largest ethnic group in Hawaii according to the AAPI&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[20,11],"tags":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FCP-Logo-Transparent.jpg?fit=500%2C500",500,500,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FCP-Logo-Transparent.jpg?resize=150%2C150",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FCP-Logo-Transparent.jpg?fit=300%2C300",300,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FCP-Logo-Transparent.jpg?fit=500%2C500",500,500,true],"large":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FCP-Logo-Transparent.jpg?fit=500%2C500",500,500,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FCP-Logo-Transparent.jpg?fit=500%2C500",500,500,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FCP-Logo-Transparent.jpg?fit=500%2C500",500,500,true],"ultp_layout_landscape_large":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FCP-Logo-Transparent.jpg?resize=500%2C500",500,500,true],"ultp_layout_landscape":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FCP-Logo-Transparent.jpg?resize=500%2C500",500,500,true],"ultp_layout_portrait":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FCP-Logo-Transparent.jpg?resize=500%2C500",500,500,true],"ultp_layout_square":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FCP-Logo-Transparent.jpg?resize=500%2C500",500,500,true],"covernews-slider-full":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FCP-Logo-Transparent.jpg?resize=500%2C500",500,500,true],"covernews-slider-center":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FCP-Logo-Transparent.jpg?resize=500%2C500",500,500,true],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FCP-Logo-Transparent.jpg?fit=500%2C500",500,500,true],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FCP-Logo-Transparent.jpg?resize=447%2C340",447,340,true],"covernews-medium-square":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FCP-Logo-Transparent.jpg?resize=278%2C250",278,250,true]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/category\/featured\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Featured<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/category\/_news\/hawaii-filipino\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Hawaii - 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